b. 1985 New York, NY
FILM DIRECTING
Writer/Director “GEPPETTO” Short Film. 15 min, *Premieres Summer 2018
Director “Joker’s Solitaire” 15:42 Conceptual Video Work, Kai Matsumiya Gallery, NYC 2015
Co-Director (with Sam Kuhn) “Z” Short Autobiographical Film, 7 min, Vimeo Staff Pick, NYC, 2016
FILM DESIGN
Artist “Maniac” Dir. Cary Fukunaga (in Post-Production), Commissioned to make paintings and rent artwork to Paramount Pictures Television as the work of Emma Stone’s character in Netflix original series, 2017
Stylist, “Me and Michael” MGMT Music Video, 2018
Production Designer, “Bad Influence” Baby Yors Music Video, 2018
Monster Fabrication, “Stand Clear of the Closing Doors” dir. Sam Fleischner, 2013
Production Designer, “Disparate Youth” Santigold Music Video, 2012
Key Scenic, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” dir. Benh Zeitlin, 2010
Production Designer, “So Bloody So Tight” Sunny Day in Glasgow Music Video, 2010
Production Designer, “Evident Utensil” Chairlift Music Video, 2009
Set Decorating, “Electric Feel” MGMT Music Video, 2009
Monster Fabrication, “Kids” MGMT Music Video, 2009
Production Designer, “Time to Pretend” MGMT Music Video, 2007
Miniature Artist, “Egg” Short Film, dir. Benh Zeitlin, 2004
FILM ACTING
Lead Actor, “GEPPETTO” Short Film. 15 min, Self-directed, 2018
Lead Actor, Jettison Your Loved Ones, 6 min., dir. Ray Tintori, 2005
Actor, Open Five 2, dir. Kentucker Audley, 2012
Actor, LEVIS Go Forth America Campaign, dir. Cary Fukunaga, 2009
EDUCATION
Wesleyan University; BA in English and Visual Art; 2007
Founding member of Filmmaking Collective Court 13
AWARDS
Venice Biennale College Cinema Screenwriting Program, Venice, Italy, 2017
IFP Post-Production Lab for Narrative Film, NYC 2017
Borscht Corp, No Bro Zone Grant for Short Film, 2018
The Cabins Interdisciplinary Writers Retreat, Norfolk, CT, 2017
Kodak Film Grant, NYC 2016
PRESS
Behl, Z. “Waking up after Wild Ride: Z Behl on IFP Film Week” Filmmaker Magazine, Sep 30, 2017
Greene, Steve “Project of the Day” Indiewire, Aug 30, 2016
Small, Rachel. “Playing with Nudes” INTERVIEW Magazine, Jan 28, 2015